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This, dear reader, is your month to shine – your month to be as fiercely opinionated as possible. Steaks, outdoor dining, Italian food. We reveal your top votes in those categories and many more. But before we do, give it up for these winners from our random drawing: Cristina Miller (gift card to StoneFire Pizza Co.), Gillian Lester-George (one-night stay at the Iron Horse Hotel), David Rogman (membership to Milwaukee Art Museum), Eujanie Nelson (tickets to Skylight Opera Theatre’s The Barber of Seville), Samantha Carle (gift certificate to Chancery Family Pub), Sarah Nelson (gift certificate to Jing’s Chinese Restaurant), Linda Blenker (gift card to Flaire) and Tammy Ripp (tickets to the Milwaukee Wine Festival). *= Critic’s Choice

Top 5 Restaurants
1 Lake Park Bistro (3133 E. Newberry Blvd., 414-962-6300)
2 Sanford Restaurant (1547 N. Jackson St., 414-276-9608)
3 Coquette Cafe (316 N. Milwaukee St., 414-291-2655)
4 Eddie Martini’s (8612 W. Watertown Plank Rd., Wauwatosa, 414-771-6680)
5 Bacchus Restaurant (Cudahy Towers, 925 E. Wells St., 414-765-1166)

Critic’s Choices:
1 Sanford
2 Crazy Water (839 S. Second St., 414-645-2606)
3 Bacchus
4 Coquette Cafe
5 Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub (222 E. Erie St., Suite 100, 414-727-9300)

Other Favorites
New Restaurant (opened in 2008-’09)
1 Juniper 61 (6030 W. North Ave., 414-727-6161)
2 Café Manna (Brookfield Towne Centre, 3815 N. Brookfield Rd., 262-790-2340)
*Le Rêve Patisserie & Café (7610 Harwood Ave., Wauwatosa, 414-778-3333)

Cheap Spot (no chains)
1 Comet Cafe (1947 N. Farwell Ave., 414-273-7677)
2 Conejito’s Place (539 W. Virginia St., 414-278-9106)
*The taqueria inside El Rey Market (three locations)

Best View
1 Lake Park Bistro
2 Roots Restaurant & Cellar (1818 N. Hubbard St., 414-374-8480)
*Roots

Most Romantic
1 Lake Park Bistro
2 Sanford Restaurant
* Three Brothers Bar & Restaurant (2414 S. St. Clair St., 414-481-7530)

Family
1 Buca di Beppo (1233 N. Van Buren St., 414-224-8672)
2 Bravo! Cucina Italiana (Bayshore Town Center, 414-962-0691; Brookfield Square, 262-785-0858)
*Maxie’s Southern Comfort, $1 Kids’ Night (6732 W. Fairview Ave., 414-292-3969)

Wine List
1 Pizza Man (1800 E. North Ave., 414-272-1745)
2 Balzac (1716 N. Arlington Pl., 414-755-0099)
* Dream Dance Steak (Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St., 414-847-7883)

Restaurant Ambiance
1 Lake Park Bistro
2 Eddie Martini’s
* Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub

Beer Selection
1 Café Hollander (2608 N. Downer Ave., 414-963-6366)
2 Water Street Brewery (1101 N. Water St., 414-272-1195; 3191 Golf Rd., Delafield, 262-646-7878)
* Café Hollander

Small plates/Tapas
1 La Merenda (125 E. National Ave., 414-389-0125)
2 Swig (217 N. Broadway, 414-431-7944)
* La Merenda

Outdoor Dining
1Trocadero (1758 N. Water St., 414-272-0205)
2 Roots Restaurant and Cellar
* Tess (2499 N. Bartlett Ave., 414-964-8377)

Healthy Dining
1 Beans & Barley (1901 E. North Ave., 414-278-7878)
2 Roots Restaurant & Cellar
* Beans & Barley

Caterer
1 Shully’s Cuisine & Events (146 Green Bay Rd., Thiensville, 262-242-6633)
2 Saz’s (5420 W. State St., 414-256-8765)
* Shully’s

Smoke-free Dining
1 Water Buffalo (309 N. Water St., 414-431-1133)
2 Beans & Barley
* Meritage (5921 W. Vliet St., 414-479-0620)

Vegetarian
1 Beans & Barley
2 Café Manna
* Café Manna

Seafood
1 River Lane Inn (4313 W. River Ln., 414-354-1995)
2 Bosley on Brady (815 E. Brady St., 414-727-7975)
* St. Paul Fish Company Oyster Bar & Grill (Milwaukee Public Market, 400 N. Water St., 414-220-8383)

Steak
1 Carnevor (724 N. Milwaukee St., 414-223-2200)
2 Eddie Martini’s
* Bacchus

Soup
1 The Soup Market (three locations)
2 Soup Bros. (209 W. Florida St.)
* Amaranth Bakery (3329 W. Lisbon Ave., 414-934-0587)

Lunch Place (no chains)
1 LuLu Café & Cocktails (2265 S. Howell Ave., 414-294-5858)
2 Beans &

Fish Fry
1 Lakefront Brewery Palm Garden (1872 N. Commerce St., 414-273-8300)
2 Historic Turner Restaurant (1034 N. Fourth St., 414-276-4844)
* Comet Cafe (1947 N. Farwell Ave., 414-273-7677)

Dessert
1 Sanford Restaurant
2 The Cheesecake Factory (Bayshore Town Center, 414-906-8550; Mayfair Mall, 414-257-2300)
* Sanford

Excellent Ethnics
African
1 Mr. Perkin’s Family Restaurant (2001 W. Atkinson Ave., 414-447-6660)
2 Alem Ethiopian Village(307 E. Wisconsin Ave., 414-224-5324)
* Alem

Cajun/New Orleans- Style
1 Maxie’s Southern Comfort
2 Crawdaddy’s (6414 W. Greenfield Ave., 414-778-2228)
* Maxie’s

Caribbean
1 Good Life (1935 N. Water St., 414-271-5375)
2 Painted Parrot (8028 W. National Ave., West Allis, 414-257-1012)

Chinese
1 Jing’s Chinese Restaurant (207 E. Buffalo St., 414-271-7788)
2 Emperor of China (1010 E. Brady St., 414-271-8889)
* Jing’s

Cuban
1 Cubanitas (728 N. Milwaukee St., 414-225-1760)
2 Charro Restaurante (729 N. Milwaukee St., 414-431-5557)
* Cubanitas

French
1 Coquette Cafe
2 Lake Park Bistro
* Lake Park Bistro

German
1 Karl Ratzsch’s (320 E. Mason St., 414-276-2720)
2 Mader’s German Restaurant (1041 N. Old World Third St., 414-271-3377)

Greek
1 Ouzo Café (776 N. Milwaukee St., 414-272-6896)
2 Apollo Café (1310 E. Brady St., 414-272-2233)

Indian
1 Maharaja (1550 N. Farwell Ave., 414-276-2250)
2(tie) Tandoor (1117 S. 108th St., 414-777-1600) and Mayura Indian Restaurant(1958 N. Farwell Ave., 414-271-8200)
* Mayura

Irish
1 County Clare (1234 N. Astor St., 414-272-5273)
2 Brocach Irish Pub (1850 N. Water St., 414-431-9009)
* Brocach Irish Pub

Italian
1 Ristorante Bartolotta (7616 W. State St., Wauwatosa, 414-771-7910)
2 Osteria del Mondo (1028 E. Juneau Ave., 414-291-3770)
* Ristorante Bartolotta

Japanese
1 Izumi’s (2150 N. Prospect Ave., 414-271-5278)
2 Nanakusa (408 E. Chicago St., 414-223-3200)
* Wasabi Sushi Lounge (15455 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield, 262-780-0011)

Korean
1 Seoul Korean Restaurant (2178 N. Prospect Ave., 414-289-8208)
2 Sake Tumi (714 N. Milwaukee St., 414-224-7253)
* Seoul

Mexican
1 Botanas (816 S. Fifth St., 414-672-3755)
2 La Fuente (625 S. Fifth St., 414-271-8595)
* Haute Taco (18905 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield, 262-781-1110)

Middle Eastern
1 Casablanca (728 E. Brady St., 414-271-6000)
2 Shahrazad (2847 N. Oakland Ave., 414-964-5475)
* Casablanca

Polish
1 Polonez (4016 S. Packard Ave., St. Francis, 414-482-0080)
2 Crocus (3577 S. 13th St., 414-643-6383)
* Polonez

Serbian
1 Three Brothers
2 Old Town Serbian Gourmet House (522 W. Lincoln Ave., 414-672-0206)
* Three Brothers

Thai
1 King & I (830 N. Old World Third St., 414-276-4181)
2 Singha Thai (780 N. Jefferson St, 414-226-0288; 2237 S. 108th St., 414-541-1234)
* Mai Thai Restaurant(1230 E. Brady St., 414-810-3386)

Reader Classics
Deli Sandwich
1 Milwaukee Waterfront Deli (761 N. Water St., 414-220-9300)
2 Benji’s Deli (4156 N. Oakland Ave., 414-332-7777)
* Koppa’s Farwell Foods (1940 N. Farwell Ave., 414-273-1273)

Coffee Shop
1 Alterra Coffee (nine locations)
2 Starbucks (50 locations)
* Alterra

Hot Dog
1 Dogg Haus (four locations)
2 Sammy’s Taste of Chicago (10534 W. Greenfield Ave., 414-774-0390)
* Hi Hat Lounge (1701 N. Arlington Pl., 414-220-8090)

Frozen Custard
1 Kopp’s (three locations)
2 Leon’s (3131 S. 27th St., 414-383-1784)
* Leon’s

Martini
1 Eddie Martini’s
2 Elsa’s on the Park (833 N. Jefferson St., 414-765-0615)
* Elsa’s

Brunch
1 Lake Park Bistro
2 Trocadero
* Roots Restaurant & Cellar

Burgers
1 Sobelman’s (1900 W. Saint Paul Ave., 414-931-1919)
2 Elsa’s on the Park
* Mason Street Grill (Pfister Hotel, 425 E. Mason St., 414-298-3131)

Pizza (no chains)
1 Zaffiro’s Pizza (1724 N. Farwell Ave., 414-289-8776)
2 Pizza Man
* Classic Slice (2797 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-238-2406)

Barbecue
1 Speed Queen BBQ
2 Saz’s
* Speed Queen (1130 W. Walnut St., 414-265-2900)